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Marketing and Old Cameras: An Exercise in Composition

Pointclear

Anyway, when it came in the mail I wanted to quickly load it with film and shoot something. Given the camera’s age and limitations, I opted for a roll of slow (100-ISO) black-and-white film and waited for a sunny day. The film offers eight exposures per roll, and it’s cheap to buy, develop, and print.

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My Favorite 'John Wayne' Thoughts for Marketers and Salespeople

Pointclear

Yep, you can hear John Wayne say this in the still popular film Stagecoach (1939) when he played the Ringo Kid. Wayne played Tom Doniphon in the 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Chance in the 1959 film Rio Bravo , Wayne was a ''no excuse'' kind of sheriff, and we identified with him. Sorry don''t get it done, Dude.".

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The Real Reason Sales People Struggle to Close Opportunities

Pointclear

I am, of course referring to his role as Blake, the alpha dog motivational salesman in the film “Glengarry Glen Ross”. But it’s somewhat relevant, because the role he plays in that film is, by the standards of effective salesmanagership, completely barking. It’s a laughable description.

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Up, Down, Over and Out

Pointclear

It was, and is still used by the military, police/emergency operations, film sets and just about any operation that uses walkie-talkies. It''s also a way as to not alert anyone who may be eavesdropping as to what is happening in the current operations if that person is not trained in the codes.

Film 193
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Guest Post: Yikes! We have met the enemy and it is us!

Jonathan Farrington

I think this fact is a major reason why senior executives do the Linda Blair head spin (from the 1973 horror film, “The Exorcist” for those too young to have seen it). On one hand they read that 70% or more of the sales process is done before a sales rep even gets involved. I invite your comments.